Recipe: Maple Pepper Pecans

This recipe was a great disappointment itdid not turn out to be anything at all like I expected. What I was hoping for was a nice thick sauce that would stick to the pecans making them gooey on the outside with that nut crunch in the middle. What I got was a very runny weak sauce that drained off the pecans and sat in the bottom of the bowl. The recipe was from Nigella Lawson’s ‘Nigella Express’ and while I can’t deny they were quick to make I just cannot help being disappointed.

50g butter

125ml maple syrup

1 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

350g pecan halves

1. Melt the butter with the syrup, salt and cayenne pepper in a pan over a gentle heat

2. Add the pecan halves, stir to mix, leaving them on the heat for 2-3 minutes

3. Spread the pecans on foil to cool slightly before serving.